- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Signet; Reprint edition (7 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451201744
- ISBN-13: 978-0451201744
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 525,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As a strange epidemic characterized by a series of deaths and a reanimation of the dead who are drawn to an unknown destination, spreads across the country, investigator Miles Huerdeen follows a nightmarish quest to uncover a secret as old as time itself.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not a bad book, but offers nothing new to the genre. Some creepy moments, and a good premise. But as with many horror novels, let down, I feel, by a weak ending. Good fun though and can be read in a couple of days. Read The Store for a better Bentley Little book...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Better than Stephen King, eh? I doubt many people will be remembering Mr Little after he's popped his clogs. I used to be a fan of this guy, with his early efforts like the 'mailman' and 'Dominion' and the 'Ignored' proving good fun, with some OTT setpieces and clever (if illogical) ideas played out. Unfortunatly since then, he seems content to put out the same book again and again, with slighly differnt settings and one dimensional characters getting involved in the same old same old. Nothing new here at all. Bentley Little is showing his age and needs to pull some new horrors out of his hat if he's gonna impress me any more. His latest book 'the Resort' I only read twenty pages before selling it on e-bay. For proper scares and better writing check out more consistent authors such as Jack Ketchum, Ramsey Campbell, Richard Matheson, Fritz Leiber, Clive Barker, Richard Laymon, Robert McCammon and Joe Lansdale. These guys really do give the 'King' a run for his money!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a long-time fan of Bentley Little, I've only really found myself disappointed by two of his novels, those being 'Houses' and 'Guests'. And now the author scores a hat-trick as I find myself being disappointed with 'The Walking', too. Perhaps I've been spoilt by fantastic novels like 'The Association' and 'The Mailman' but, whatever the reason, 'The Walking' just didn't cut it.
The book starts off well enough, with an intriguing idea - a man is horrified to learn that his father has died... despite the fact that the deceased continues to walk around his room in a neverending circle. And it isn't an isolated case - the same thing is happening in various parts of the country. People die, but refuse to stay still. And nobody quite knows why.
Every second chapter delves back into the events of a century earlier, giving the reader more clues as to why the present-day dead are walking. And then, for me at least, the story gets far too ridiculous for its own good, and my suspension of disbelief stretched way past its elastic limit and snapped. But to say any more would be to spoil it for those who are tempted to read it. Although I can add that this isn't simply a zombie story. No, there's more to it than that. Unfortunately, the reason for why the dead are still animate just had me throwing my hands up in near-disgust.
I'm sorry to say that, of the three Little novels that have disappointed me, this ranks as the lowest. Avoid, unless you like your horror as ridiculous and as far-fetched as is humanly possible.
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The Walking - A Review
A fast paced, page turning, plot rich thriller. Contains originality in a well written about genre - the walking dead / zombies. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2009 by sb
WALKING...NOT TALKING...
Once again, this Bram Stoker Award winning author brings it home with yet another, highly inventive horror yarn. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2006 by Lawyeraau
Original, intense, unique and totally without peer.
I was riveted from page one. This is one of Mr. Littles best novels because it appeals to the facts that it could really happen. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2001
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